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Up to 1,499,472 Pilgrims Arrive in Saudi Arabia

Pilgrims perform the final tawaf, marking the end of the Hajj. (SPA)
Pilgrims perform the final tawaf, marking the end of the Hajj. (SPA)
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Up to 1,499,472 Pilgrims Arrive in Saudi Arabia

Pilgrims perform the final tawaf, marking the end of the Hajj. (SPA)
Pilgrims perform the final tawaf, marking the end of the Hajj. (SPA)

Up to 1,499,472 pilgrims arrived so far in Saudi Arabia for the Hajj season 2023, the General Directorate of Passports reported.

The total of arrivals reached the Kingdom through air, land and sea ports.

According to the Directorate, 1,435,014 pilgrims came to the Kingdom through airports, including 230,170 beneficiaries of the Makkah Route initiative.

Also, 59,744 pilgrims came through land ports, and 4,714 pilgrims came through sea ports.

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Saudi King Receives Letter from Senegal’s President

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. SPA
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. SPA
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Saudi King Receives Letter from Senegal’s President

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. SPA
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. SPA

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has received a letter from Senegal’s President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, concerning relations between the two nations.
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received the written message on Thursday during a meeting with Senegalese Minister of Armed Forces General Birame Diop in Riyadh.
During the talks, the two sides reviewed bilateral relations and ways to enhance them across various fields and discussed issues of mutual interest.
The meeting was attended by several officials.